An acquired oesophageal pouch in childhood: a problem of diagnosis.
A case report of a child with an acquired oesophageal pouch is presented. A chronically impacted radio-lucent coin in the oesophagus resulted in a dilatation of the oesophagus above the obstruction. This dilatation mimicked a pharyngeal pouch and the problems of diagnosis are discussed.
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004936:Diverticulum, Esophageal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography